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You don't see it much on these pages but I have thought about using Coosa board in sole/floor construction.
Lightweight Fiberglass Composite Boards by Coosa Composites - place in your state

I bet it's hard to completely bug proof a boat tent. You can get a solo mesh tent (which is really just big enough for you and a sleeping bag) just for bugs and sleep in that under your main tent. Oh...

How about some pics of a 10' remote controlled boat? Please share your project here if you want. Sounds very interesting and I bet very fast. The guts and motors must be pretty strong to deal with...

Moving fast! Love your shop.
What are you using to attach the planks? thanks

I don't think I've ever seen them but what about carriage bolts from above? This must be a common issue with that base...

Thanks for the great documentation. Reads like a how-to-article and looks great. Subscribed.

Gotcha. But You don't have to cut all the way through. You put bit on drill press and cut a bunch - but they stay in place on the board until use. You can knock them out of their little holes with a...

Nice progress!
I don't know how much it matters if they are covered in epoxy but bungs cut out of boards may be better than dowels because the dowels expose the endgrain. Bungs can have the grain...

Clean and strong lines. Y>

I like the idea of glassing the strakes as you go. I don't think I've seen that before. Are glassing all of them or just the bottom?

Great report! thanks

Congrats on launch! Boat looks great!

Spray paint? Rustoleum has a red primer about that color

Wizbang's suggestion or trade it for a GRP if it can't be left in the water

I think your wheelhouse looks great!

Interesting topic and discussion.

Where does the Sunfish, one of the most popular sailboats in history, fit in? Simple traveler aft with mainsheet run along boom to midway point over cockpit and...

Steve - I have been enjoying following your thread. Thanks for posting your progress. Great pictures!
I have a question about the forefoot: Tacking easily is one of the best and most important...

In an effort to bring you and WBang together - You can get pasta made from beans - lentils, chickpeas etc, BY:D

And seriously consider watching Forks Over Knives if you haven't already

Best...

Thanks for taking us around the world with such great pictures and details!
Festival looks amazing!
I was once there after a Sydney-Hobart race (86/87) and they said the area around the docks was...

Good luck with your recovery! Elevate, elevate, elevate.

yeadon's rec +1

Boat looks great! Glad your back is mending - as we age our back gets arthritic too and the facets get bigger and can shift with extreme rotation and/or bending - My advice is to use your mirrors to...

Re: #14, I think a draw knife does this job the best but you can whittle it off with a blade

The power company controls your hot water?????

Thanks for all of the great information and photos!

So with the pivoting design, you just tighten the cheeks on the blade enough so it only pivots if hitting the bottom?

I understand the...

From pictures it seems like it goes into a slot on the deck like a dagger board...?

I know they are largely FG/GRP boats but some have been made out of wood and I am interested in how the rudder works in terms of pivoting (? control ines), removal for grounding out etc. Thanks...

Nice pic in #26. The Bow Wave tells the tale.

Watched it a couple of weeks ago. Lots to ponder on. Two thumbs up. Some good lines "I'm good but I'm thinking about being..." insert laughing emoji

Just re read this great thread. Beautiful boat. did you go back to the curved tiller you had at first?

Thanks for the updates!

Grahm at B&B yachts has worked out a pretty cool self-steering vane design for his Core Sounds

Looks great!

from what I've seen these plastic hatches typically say "only use with silicone".YMMV

Have you launched yet?

there's a lot of boat aft of the wheels. sometimes water gets in bilge and once it starts moving aft... seesaw

lookin sweet!

your hatch with cars is intriguing. My first reaction was: will it move too fast and too easy? Most hatches I've used move with a little shove and then stay there until pulled back. Not trying to be...

we'd love to see your skiff and deck. look for the "framed picture of a tree" icon in the small tool bar of the quick reply box. click that and it is easy to post pics from your computer

JM - I had seen pics of the GG years ago but it had fallen off my radar - thanks!

11 foot waves in a lake. yikes!

Wow! Thanks for all of the great responses and photos!
I will have to give the push pull steering more consideration. Safety points noted too.
Many thanks!

Sorry about double post

Recently there was a thread about sitting comfortably in "very small boats". I often need to stand for back, butt whatever reason and have been wondering about cockpit design to allow seating and...

Recently there was a thread about sitting comfortably in "very small boats". I often need to stand for back, butt whatever reason and have been wondering about cockpit design to allow seating and...

For trailer boat 304 is probably fine but there is this-
IS 304 STAINLESS STEEL A GOOD CHOICE FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENTS?Clinton offers SAE 304 stainless steel, which can also be found under the name...

Will have to check it out. That was the summer after my freshman year in college and I was driving launch and managing the moorings for Oldport Marine - although we lost the cup - what a great...

"Build a sailboat that is light, strong, easy to trailer, have as little rigging as possible, (hence, freestanding mast) and be a simple design." - OP
Look at the Goat Island Skiff

I like the physics of the forward tiller but why not do without a tiller ala Herreshoff's Coquina?

Looking forward to your launching pics!Y>